Free books!!!!
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delphipsmithYep, you heard right: it's my annual free book giveaway! I was pretty aggressive in my weeding this year, and only four ended up being rescued from the cull and put back after the second review. Go me! (Alas, the number being disposed of is still less than the number acquired, so my shelves continue to bulge...)
The rules are pretty simple: You don't have to pay postage, you don't have to pass a test, you don't have to give me your credit card number or your mother's maiden name, you just have to say, "I want that one!" I would of course love it when/if you read the book(s) you claimed, you post something about them: whether you liked them, didn't like them, hated them, passed them on to a friend or a library sale, whatever. (If you wish, you can also "pay it forward" by donating to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust or Planned Parenthood, but that's totally optional.)
You can ask for one, or three, or ten -- as many as you like. I'm sitting here looking at a giant pile of 70+ books and eagerly anticipating sending them off to new homes where they'll be happy and cherished, so don't be shy about asking!
If you have questions about any of the titles listed, feel free to ask. Or, you know, use The Google :) Checking the title on GoodReads is another great way to see a summary as well as other people's reviews. Everything is a paperback unless it's starred; "BCE" means Book Club Edition. Enjoy your shopping experience!
FICTION TITLES
* Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Eye in the Sky (Philip K. Dick)
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Mara and Dann (Doris Lessing)
The Algebraist (Iain M. Banks)
Idlewild (Nick Sagan)
* Brightness Falls from the Air (James Tiptree, Jr.)
The Infinity Concerto (Greg Bear)
Orphan of Creation (Roger MacBride Allen)
* The People of Pern (Robin Wood) (really lovely artwork: illustrations of Anne McCaffrey’s characters; BCE but in beautiful condition, good enough for a gift)
The Sentinel (Arthur C. Clarke)
The Sacred Pool (L. Warren Douglas)
The Moon of Gomrath (Alan Garner)
Terry Pratchett books:
Year’s Best SF 16 (authors include Joe Haldeman, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Gregory Benford, Catherynne Valente, Michael Swanwick, more)
The Sixteen Pleasures (Hellenga)
The Virgins (Pamela Brens)
* The Kingdom of Little Wounds (Susann Cokal) (unusual book; billed as YA but definitely not)
The Eight (Katherine Neville)
* The Fire (Katherine Neville) (sequel to The Eight)
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
Manic Quixotic (Blye) (Warning: This one is very weird and more than a little disturbing)
* The Clothes They Stood Up In (Alan Bennett)
Regina’s Song (David and Leigh Eddings)
Garden Spells (Sarah Addison Allen)
The Hill Bachelors (William Trevor)
White Noise (Don DeLillo)/
Fortress in the Eye of Time (C.J. Cherryh)
Silver Wedding (Maeve Binchy)
The Weird Sisters (Eleanor Brown)
Oronookoo, or, The Royal Slave (Aphra Behn) (has highlighting and marginalia)
Tuesdays at the Castle (Jessica Day George) (ARC)
NON-FICTION TITLES
* Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (Barbara Kingsolver)
Mary Gilliatt’s Shortcuts to Great Decorating
* The Algebra of Infinite Justice (Arundhati Roy)
Better World Shopping Guide (2008 edition)
* Bizarre Books (Russell Ash) aka “Frog-Raising for Fun and Profit” (collection of hilarious but real book titles)
Family Wicca Book (Ashleen O’Gaea)
Free to Succeed: Designing the Life you Want in the New Free Agent Economy (Barbara Reinhold)
* Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad (Jacqueline Tobin)
* Men and Manners of the Eighteenth Century (Susan Hale) (this is the oldest book on the list, published in 1898, in illustrated boards)
* The Mind of the Maker (Dorothy Sayers)
* Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Time Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right (Thomas Frank)
Pocket World in Figures, 2013 Edition
* The Spark: A Mother’s Story of Nurturing Genius (Kristine Barnett)
* Summer of the Great Grandmother (Madeleine L’Engle)
What Every American Should Know About Who’s Really Running the World (Melissa Rossi)
TECHY TITLES
CSS: The Definitive Guide (O’Reilly, 2007)
CSS3 Anthology, 4th edition (Sitepoint, 2012)
JQuery: Novice to Ninja, 2d edition (Sitepoint, 2012)
UNIX Shell Programming (Hayden Books, 1990)
The rules are pretty simple: You don't have to pay postage, you don't have to pass a test, you don't have to give me your credit card number or your mother's maiden name, you just have to say, "I want that one!" I would of course love it when/if you read the book(s) you claimed, you post something about them: whether you liked them, didn't like them, hated them, passed them on to a friend or a library sale, whatever. (If you wish, you can also "pay it forward" by donating to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust or Planned Parenthood, but that's totally optional.)
You can ask for one, or three, or ten -- as many as you like. I'm sitting here looking at a giant pile of 70+ books and eagerly anticipating sending them off to new homes where they'll be happy and cherished, so don't be shy about asking!
If you have questions about any of the titles listed, feel free to ask. Or, you know, use The Google :) Checking the title on GoodReads is another great way to see a summary as well as other people's reviews. Everything is a paperback unless it's starred; "BCE" means Book Club Edition. Enjoy your shopping experience!
FICTION TITLES
Eye in the Sky (Philip K. Dick)
Idlewild (Nick Sagan)
The Infinity Concerto (Greg Bear)
Orphan of Creation (Roger MacBride Allen)
The Sentinel (Arthur C. Clarke)
The Sacred Pool (L. Warren Douglas)
The Moon of Gomrath (Alan Garner)
Terry Pratchett books:
Eric
* Feet of Clay (BCE)
* The Fifth Elephant
Going Postal
Guards! Guards!
Jingo
Making Money
* Maskerade (BCE)
Men at Arms
Moving Pictures
* Night Watch
Pyramids
Soul Music
Good Omens (Neil Gaiman/Terry Pratchett)
* The Kingdom of Little Wounds (Susann Cokal) (unusual book; billed as YA but definitely not)
The Eight (Katherine Neville)
* The Fire (Katherine Neville) (sequel to The Eight)
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
Regina’s Song (David and Leigh Eddings)
The Hill Bachelors (William Trevor)
Fortress in the Eye of Time (C.J. Cherryh)
NON-FICTION TITLES
* Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (Barbara Kingsolver)
* The Algebra of Infinite Justice (Arundhati Roy)
Better World Shopping Guide (2008 edition)
Free to Succeed: Designing the Life you Want in the New Free Agent Economy (Barbara Reinhold)
* The Mind of the Maker (Dorothy Sayers)
* Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Time Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right (Thomas Frank)
Pocket World in Figures, 2013 Edition
* The Spark: A Mother’s Story of Nurturing Genius (Kristine Barnett)
* Summer of the Great Grandmother (Madeleine L’Engle)
What Every American Should Know About Who’s Really Running the World (Melissa Rossi)
TECHY TITLES
CSS: The Definitive Guide (O’Reilly, 2007)
CSS3 Anthology, 4th edition (Sitepoint, 2012)
JQuery: Novice to Ninja, 2d edition (Sitepoint, 2012)
UNIX Shell Programming (Hayden Books, 1990)
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Date: 2014-01-06 01:35 am (UTC)So I only pay full price when I want to/choose to. Like when an author that I really love and want to support has a new title out -- I'll purposely pay full price at a regular retailer so it registers as a sale for them, and so they get the royalties (tiny as they are!). Then when I'm done with it I take it down the street and trade it to my old boss at the second-hand store for credit :)
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Date: 2014-01-06 02:06 am (UTC)I'd love Family Wicca and Men and Manners. :)
You got my address, I know. Thanks so much!
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Date: 2014-01-06 02:39 am (UTC)Mary Gilliatt’s Shortcuts to Great Decorating
* Bizarre Books (Russell Ash) aka “Frog-Raising for Fun and Profit” (collection of hilarious but real book titles)
Family Wicca Book (Ashleen O’Gaea)
* Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad (Jacqueline Tobin)
* Men and Manners of the Eighteenth Century (Susan Hale) (this is the oldest book on the list, published in 1898, in illustrated boards)
* The People of Pern (Robin Wood)
The Clothes They Stood Up In (Alan Bennett)
Oronookoo, or, The Royal Slave (Aphra Behn)
Thank you - I'll be happy with any one of these!!
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Date: 2014-01-06 05:29 am (UTC)> Miss Peregrine's School
> Brown Girl in the Ring
> Brightness Falls from the Air
> Guards! Guards!
> Men at Arms
> Tuesdays at the Castle.
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Date: 2014-01-07 03:09 am (UTC)The Sixteen Pleasures (Hellenga)
The Virgins (Pamela Brens)
Manic Quixotic (Blye)
Garden Spells (Sarah Addison Allen)
The Weird Sisters (Eleanor Brown)
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